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Overthinking It Podcast

Overthinking It subjects the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn’t deserve.

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Episode 524: Can You Smell What Is Cooking The Rock? Jul 16, 2018

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink Skyscraper as a spiritual text, a globalist text, and a visual text about a vertical in search of a horizontal.

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Episode 524: Can You Smell What Is Cooking The Rock? originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Episode 523: She Gave Good Magic Jul 09, 2018

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ant Man and The Wasp. It is either a lighthearted romp about family reunions, or a dark, tragic echo of the Infinity War plot that it throws into stark relief by not mentioning at all.

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Episode 523: She Gave Good Magic originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Episode 522: Cocktail Party Knowledge Of The Highlander Jul 02, 2018

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather recount happy memories of Catholic chaplain Fr. Robert Beloin and wish him well in his illness. They are led to consider the topic of mentors in life and fiction—what makes a good one, what makes a bad one, and when do you need one the most?

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Episode 522: Cocktail Party Knowledge Of The Highlander originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Episode 521: Did You Open the Door? Did You Get on the Floor? Jun 25, 2018

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather just can’t bear another CGI-driven summer blockbuster. So they skip Jurassic World: The Fallen Kingdom and head straight into the fertile paleontological territory of their youths: DINOSAURS! Dave Shechner joins the party, eminently qualified by his background in microbiology as well as his two young children. This episode ends with an actual outtake.

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Episode 521: Did You Open the Door? Did You Get on the Floor? originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Episode 520: The Cookie and the Demon Baby Jun 18, 2018

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink Disney & Pixar’s The Incredibles 2, the known vs the unknown, and the possibly anti-piracy message of the movie.

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Incredibles 2
“Harrison Bergeron”
Winston Deavor / Evelyn Deavor
Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert D. Putnam

Episode 520: The Cookie and the Demon Baby originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Episode 519: The Frank Sinatra Cinematic Universe Jun 11, 2018

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We assemble a crack team of attention thieves—Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather— to overthink Ocean’s 8, a reboot (post-boot?) of the George Clooney franchise.

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Episode 519: The Frank Sinatra Cinematic Universe originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Episode 518: Compensating for Unhappiness by Attempting to be Awesome Jun 04, 2018

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Matthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Jordan Stokes, and Matthew Wrather join X-forces to overthink Deadpool 2 as a bromance, as a rewrite of Plato’s Republic, and as an allegory of the soul. They do not forget to mention the 800-pound gorilla in the room.

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X-Men films
Onslaught
OK Go Videos

Episode 518: Compensating for Unhappiness by Attempting to be Awesome originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Poster for the film John Carter — Episode 517: Nobody Solo Actually Hans May 28, 2018
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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink Solo, which is actually four movies about the legendary smuggler.

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Box Office: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Struggling to Hit $100M in U.S., Crashes Overseas

Episode 517: Nobody Solo Actually Hans originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Poster for the movie Solo — Episode 517: Nobody Solo Actually Hans May 28, 2018
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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink Solo, which is actually four movies about the legendary smuggler.

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Box Office: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Struggling to Hit $100M in U.S., Crashes Overseas

Episode 517: Nobody Solo Actually Hans originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Episode 516: That Indeed Was Cold May 21, 2018

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather decide that meta is betta.

(This episode was pre-taped; we’ll return to Deadpool 2 in June.)

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The New Adventures of Mr. T: Part 1, Part 2
Tucci Gang
Hostess Twinkie ads in comics

Episode 516: That Indeed Was Cold originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Episode 515: Tweet First! Tweet Hard! No Mercy! May 14, 2018

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather gather to overthink Cobra Kai. Is there podcast in this dojo? You bet, Sensei!

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Viking Mischief
The Karate Kid on Overthinking It

Israel, Winner of Eurovision 2018

Episode 515: Tweet First! Tweet Hard! No Mercy! originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

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